The Proust Questionnaire – Rat Scabies
Rat Scabies is the drummer of The Damned and Professor and the Madman. PATM’s great new album, Séance, echoes The Who, Beach Boys and Hüsker Dü, and was released November 13, 2020.
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Peace of mind.
What is your greatest fear?
Seeing it coming and not being able to duck.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Stupidity.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Ego.
Which living person do you most admire?
Boyan Slat
What is your greatest extravagance?
Collecting Grail memorabilia.
What is your current state of mind?
Level with a hint of paranoia.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Virtue.
On what occasion do you lie?
When I run out of prayers.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My stomach.
Which living person do you most despise?
Hmm, there are so many but so few are worth the energy.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Lack of delusion.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Being comfortable with themselves.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
For fucks sake.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My wife Vivian.
When and where were you happiest?
Having a birthday party at Rennes Le Chateau.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I would like to be able to fix a car or motorbike engine.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I’d stop smoking.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Learning to play the drums quietly.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Bigfoot.
Where would you most like to live?
Somewhere with life, activity, clean air and a good internet connection, oh, and a sea view.
What is your most treasured possession?
A 1958 Leedy drumkit.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Despair with a hint of poverty.
What is your favorite occupation?
I only do things I enjoy, but I did like being a rockstar.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Not suffering fools.
What do you most value in your friends?
Good conversation and being able to make a Margarita.
Who are your favorite writers?
Alan Moore, George Macdonald Fraser, Douglas Adams.
Who is your hero of fiction?
Tin Tin.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
No one.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Bill Mollison.
What are your favorite names?
Spider Jerusalem and Jeremiah Sullivan, Jasper Tewkesbury.
What is it that you most dislike
Wet socks
What is your greatest regret?
Not taking myself seriously.
How would you like to die?
Without prior knowledge.
What is your motto?
Follow the money
– November 2020
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